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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Japan Open
May 25 - 29, 2005

(9) Chiaki Kusuhara/Satoko Urata, Japan

Chiaki Kusuhara
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 1, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ehime

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

120

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Klagenfurt 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$170,315.00

Satoko Urata
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saga

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Best:

7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$60,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	7	5	6	2	US$74,400.00

Previous Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Ryo Tokuno - 33rd	Did not play
1999	Ryo Tokuno - 25th	Did not play
2000	Ryo Tokuno - 17th	Did not play
2001	Ryo Tokuno - 13th	Did not play
2002	Ryo Tokuno - 9th	Sanae Tsubakimoto - 25th
2003	Ryo Tokuno - 25th	Mika Teru Saiki - 25th
2004	Ryo Tokuno - 25th	Mika Teru Saiki - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	14	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/20-25/2004	Brazil Open	18	9th	144	US$5,500.00

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/26/2005	Winner 1	Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (24)	Won 24-22, 21-19	0:48
Thu, 5/26/2005	Winner 2	Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (8)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 11-15	0:53
Fri, 5/27/2005	Contender 2	Mika Teru Saiki / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (10)	Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:54
Fri, 5/27/2005	Contender 3	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (15)	Won 21-12, 24-26, 25-23	1:15
Fri, 5/27/2005	Contender 4	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (11)	Lost 26-28, 17-21	0:49

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$13,350.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	5	0	$57,300.00
Total	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	7	5	0	$74,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Chiaki Kusuhara												Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,450.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00
23	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	5	0	$44,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$8,425.00
88	0	0	0	0	2	22	29	19	0	$114,865.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	76	0	0	0	0	1	7	11	14	0	$49,900.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Challenger
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	Goodwill Games
120	0	0	0	2	2	26	41	24	0	$170,315.00	Total	104	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	15	0	$60,200.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$8,000.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$13,500.00	6	6	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Chiaki Kusuhara													Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$700.00	1998	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,250.00	1999	FIVB
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	3	$9,500.00	2000	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	2	0	$18,625.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2001	FIVB C&S
10	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	2	0	$18,765.00	2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$825.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	3	0	$20,625.00	2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$1,000.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	0	$19,250.00	2004	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	5	$9,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,000.00	2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,000.00
69	0	0	0	2	2	12	25	16	12	$94,715.00	Total	Total	28	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	19	$15,075.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	21	63.6%	8	24.2%	4	12.1%	29-4	87.9%	7	13.5%	8	15.4%	37	71.2%	7-45	13.5%	21-37	36.2%	15-12	55.6%	1	0	37-49	43.0%
2004-2005	11	52.4%	8	38.1%	2	9.5%	19-2	90.5%	3	9.4%	7	21.9%	22	68.8%	3-29	9.4%	11-22	33.3%	11-9	55.0%	1	0	23-31	42.6%
Against the Field	5	55.6%	3	33.3%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	2	8.3%	4	16.7%	18	75.0%	2-22	8.3%	10-36	21.7%	10-10	50.0%	0	0	10-23	30.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	8
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	4	1	2	0	0	3	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	39
Total	0	0	13	8	1	2	0	0	6	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	49

Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Urata lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	8	Kusuhara/Urata	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 10 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Urata	9	Teru Saiki/Tokuno	10	17-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:54
Trail the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Kusuhara/Urata	9	28-26, 21-17	0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 3	Kusuhara/Urata	9	Hakedal/Torlen	15	21-12, 24-26, 25-23	1:15
Lead the series against # 22 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Urata	18	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-19, 25-23	0:46
Lead the series against # 24 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Urata	9	Garcia/Gaxiola	24	24-22, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Bednarczuk/Pires	19	Kusuhara/Urata	14	21-12, 21-13	0:36